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    Stellantis on 'Good Path' with UAW, New Proposal to Be Submitted: Exec

    Written by Ethan Bernard


    A Stellantis executive detailed today the progress the automaker is making with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union as a “good path” ahead of Thursday’s contract deadline.

    “We are on a good path and remain committed to reaching a tentative agreement without a work stoppage that would negatively impact our employees and our customers,” Tobin Williams, Stellantis SVP of North America human resources, said in a statement.

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